Layout 1 Thematic Section: Advances in Musculoskeletal and Neuromuscular Rehabilitation | Maccarone & Masiero Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 In recent decades, the aging of the population worldwide has emerged significant changes in its age structure, as life expectancy has increased. While fertility rates have declined and the need to develop effective strategies that promote healthy aging has been driven. Overall, global population aging, which started in devel- oped countries, has now become a demographic phenom- enon characteristic of developing countries.2 From this perspective, a central question arises in relation to this issue. Whether population aging will be accompanied by sustained or improved health, better quality of life and suf- ficient social and economic resources. Therefore, among the many areas of interest, the preserva- tion and improvement of cognitive function in OAs has been highlighted for its direct impact on the quality of life and independence of this population. In that sense, intervention programs aimed at improving cognitive function have become a crucial tool in this area. Ranging from physical and cognitive activities involving a variety of enjoyable activities to pharmacological, nu- tritional and technological therapies that enable significant changes.6 In fact, modifiable lifestyle factors, such as physical ex- ercise, psychological well-being, social engagement, eat- ing habits, can preserve and protect brain health.8 Therefore, in recent years, researchers have placed par- ticular emphasis on the development and implementation of intervention programs aimed at promoting positive Abstract The aim of this study was to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity related to intervention programs that seek to improve cognitive function in Older Adults (OAs), according to journal, country and intervention topic in the pubmed database. A bibliometric study was conducted during the period 2018 to 2023. The literature search was performed in the PubMed database. The search terms were: cognitive impairment, cognitive impairment, exercise program, intervention program, physical exercise, older adult, elderly. Each article identified: year of publication, language of publication, country of publication, name of the journal and subject of the study. The guidelines established by PRISMA were used. Fifty-one scientific publications were included, analyzed in 34 journals. China leads with 14 studies (27.5%), followed by the United States with 5 articles (9.8%). Korea and Singapore are in third place with 4 studies each (7.8%), followed by Japan with 3 studies (5.9%). Regarding the language of publication, 96.1% (n=49) were published in English. Only 3.9% (n=2) were published in Spanish. The journal with the highest frequency of publications was Nutrients, with 6 articles published, representing 11.8% of the total and standing out as a leader in this field. It was followed by BMC Geriatrics with 3 published articles, representing 5.9% of the total. There was a notable increase in research on interventions for cognitive impairment in OAs, mainly concentrated in the years 2020 and 2023. China leads the production of studies followed by the United States, Korea and Singapore. The most studied intervention programs include exercise and sport, followed by nutrition and computerized training. The journal “Nutrients” stands out with the highest number of articles, followed by “BMC Geriatrics” Key Words: bibliometrics, cognitive impairment, elderly, interventions, scientific journals. Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 Bibliometric study of scientific productivity in intervention programs that improve cognitive impairment in older adults Denices Abarca-Fernandez,1 Rubén Vidal-Espinoza,2 Tania Roxana Aguilar-Portugal,3 Henry Gonzalo Gomez,4 Marco Cossio-Bolaños,5 Rossana Gómez-Campos5 1Facultad de Enfermeria, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, Perú; 2Universidad Católica Silva Henriquez, Santiago, Chile; 3Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno, Perú; 4Centro de Investigación CINEMAROS SAC, Arequipa, Perú; 5Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. - 40 - Non -co mmerc ial us e o nly Bibliometric study of scientific productivity in intervention programs that improve cognitive impairment in older adults Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 changes in cognitive function in OAs in various regions of the world.5,9,10 Consequently, to the best of our knowledge in the literature, there has been no evidence of comprehensive studies spe- cifically addressing scientific productivity in intervention programs aimed at improving cognitive function in OAs between the years 2018 to 2023. Based on the significant increase in the implementation of such intervention programs in response to the growing problem of cognitive impairment in this population, it is plausible that in recent years there has been an increase in the number and diversity of topics in scientific research de- voted to this topic. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to perform an exhaustive bibliometric analysis of the scientific productiv- ity related to intervention programs aimed at improving cognitive function in OAs, according to journal, country and intervention topic in the PubMed database. Materials and Methods Type of study and sample A documentary study (bibliometric) of the scientific produc- tivity of intervention programs aimed at improving cognitive function in OAs at the international level was carried out. The electronic search was performed in the PubMed data- base of the National Library of Medicine of the United States (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/). This database has a high coverage of biomedical and life sciences litera- ture. In addition, it is one of the closest to the object of study of the work. Search strategy The search strategy was conducted during the period March 10-20, 2024. The relevant search terms for this bibliometric review were i) cognitive impairment, cognitive impairment, memory, cognitive deficit, ii) adult, older adult, elderly, old age, iii) exercise program, training. Boolean operators “AND” and “OR” were considered. Initially, all keywords were used together sorted with the Boolean operators. Then, a new search was performed by combining two or three [cognitive impairment and older adult]. Data management and extraction The extraction of the scientific productivity indicators was recorded on an observation sheet. Each article identified: year of publication, language of publication, country of publication (defined as the country of affiliation of the first author), name of the journal and subject of study. The terms indicated were searched for in the title, abstract and keywords of the manuscripts. As inclusion criteria, we considered i) articles that provided the required bibliometric indicators; ii) articles that were peer-reviewed and consid- ered a sample of OAs; iii) articles published during 2018 and 2023. Studies whose topic was not related to interven- tion programs, cognitive impairment and OAs, or that in- volved animal research were excluded from the analysis. The information extraction procedure was carried out by two of the authors (DS and TA), who separately identified the bibliometric indicators of each study. A third observer participated, checking the extraction process. If there was no match, the third observer made the pertinent corrections. Subsequently, following the proposal of Moher, Liberati, Tetzla and Altman, the guidelines established by PRISMA were used, which allowed the identification and extraction of data for the review (Figure 1). In the first stage, 655 articles were initially identified, and 343 studies were eliminated because they were not related to the research topic. Then, in the second stage, the titles and abstracts were read, taking into account the inclusion criteria, and 172 articles were eliminated. Of the 140 eligi- ble studies, the third stage excluded literature reviews, sys- tematic reviews and meta-analyses. In the last stage, 51 studies were included in the research, from which the gen- eral bibliometric matrix was generated. Data analysis The organization of the results was done through the data collected in the bibliometric matrix using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. The data were presented in frequencies, ranges and percentages through tables and graphs. Results The distribution of scientific publications applying inter- vention programs to improve cognitive impairment in OAs in the last six years is shown in Table 1. Fifty-one articles have been identified and most of the articles have been pub- lished in the year 2020 (n=10, 19.6%) and in the year 2023 (n=12, 23.5%). It is also observed that China is the country that ranks first with 14 studies (27.5%), in second place, USA with 5 articles (9.8%), third place Korea and Singa- pore with 4 studies (7.8%) and Japan with 3 studies (5.9%). The other countries such as Spain, England, Israel, Portugal and Taiwan have published 2 articles, and the countries (Ca- nada, Finland, South Korea, Cyprus, Thailand, Turkey and a multi-country study) have published 1 article each. In re- lation to the language of publication, it is observed that the vast majority of the articles, 96.1% (n=49), have been pub- lished in English, while only 3.9% (n=2) of the articles have been published in Spanish. Table 2 shows the distribution of 51 scientific publications on interventions to improve cognitive impairment in OAs. The results were broken down into 34 journals that have published in the last six years (2018-2023). Overall, the journal with the highest frequency of publications was Nu- trients, with 6 papers published, representing 11.8% of the total, being the journal with the most publications in this specific field. This was followed by BMC Geriatrics, in which 3 papers were published, representing 5.9% of the total. The other journals published from 1 to 2 papers, which shows a more dispersed and less concentrated dis- tribution of research in other scientific publications. Table 3 and Figure 2 show the results of the categories that were organized to determine the topics published in the in- tervention programs: exercise and sport; nutrition, comput- erized training and Art Therapy. In general, of the four categories organized, it was determined that 19 (37.7%) cor- - 41 - Non -co mmerc ial us e o nly Bibliometric study of scientific productivity in intervention programs that improve cognitive impairment in older adults Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 respond to exercise and sport, 16 (31.4%) to nutrition topics, 13(25.5%) to computerized training and 03(5.9%) to art- therapy. In summary, exercise and sport programs, as well as nutrition and computerized training, are the most com- monly applied in OAs to address cognitive impairment. In contrast, art therapy appears to have less interest in this area. Discussion The main objective of this study was to perform a compre- hensive bibliometric analysis of scientific productivity re- lated to intervention programs that seek to improve cognitive function in OAs, according to journal, country, and intervention topic. The results show a concentration of publications in the years 2020 and 2023, suggesting a recent increase in re- search on interventions for cognitive impairment in OAs. China leads in the number of studies, followed by the United States, Korea, and Singapore. China has the largest number of OAs in the world and the largest dementia patient population, accounting for almost 25% of global dementia cases and an annual increase of more than 0.36 million new cases.�11 This explains why China is at the forefront of research on interventions for cognitive impairment. In the United States, the American Academy of Neurology reported in 2018 that the incidence of dementia is approx- imately 14.9% among patients with mild cognitive impair- ment in 65-year-old OAs. This data reflects the significance of the problem of cognitive impairment in the U.S. pop- ulation and justifies the focus and research efforts in this country. Meanwhile, South Korea presents an aging pop- ulation by 2019. Where it comprises about 15.5% pop- ulation aged 65 years or older and is expected to be a super-aging society by 2060.13 In the case of Singapore, despite its size, it has state-of-the- art research facilities and an environment conducive to health technological innovation in OAs�15 has been reported in a cross-sectional survey of households OAs aged 60 years or older and revealed that the prevalence was 1.2%, lower than the global figures.16 These statistics from the bibliometric study highlight the differences in the prevalence of cognitive impairment globally and the challenges related to population aging in China, the United States, South Korea, and Singapore. They also highlight the approaches and resources devoted to re- search and care in each of these countries. However, coun- tries such as Japan, Spain and Portugal, which have high prevalences of aging, have not yet developed specific in- tervention programs on cognitive impairment. In relation to the number of articles published in the last six - 42 - Figure 1. Screening and record selection process according to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Reviews and Meta-Analyses) flowchart. Non -co mmerc ial us e o nly Bibliometric study of scientific productivity in intervention programs that improve cognitive impairment in older adults Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 years, the vast majority of the articles have been published in English, which reflects the predominance in relation to the Spanish language. This is evidence that the main source of international scientific dissemination is English. Only a small fraction of the studies have been published in Spa- nish, indicating a lower representation in this language. In health sciences and medicine, most scientific journals re- quire the submission of manuscripts in English, which high- lights the predominance of English as the main academic language for scientific communication.17 Thus, the predom- inance of English in scientific publications is due to acces- sibility, visibility, academic tradition and facilitation of scientific communication globally. In fact, in recent decades, English has become the dominant language of science, with more than 90% of indexed scien- tific articles in the natural sciences published in this lan- guage are in English.18 Although on the other hand, also the conceptualization of English terms in science journals could bring some limitations due to a restricted range of expres- sions that prevents clinicians, patients and researchers from providing accurate information.19 Therefore, fully under- standing the context and results may require advanced Eng- lish skills. Which is impossible, since at least in non-English speaking countries, English proficiency may be limited for many health professionals and scientists. Therefore, recently some publications have recognized the need for scientific material to be published in lan- guages other than English,20,21 in order to mitigate this relevant need. On the other hand, the results indicate that most interven- tion programs focus on exercise and sport, followed by nutrition and computerized training. Art therapy is the least represented among the categories analyzed in this bibliometric study. Thus, there appears to be significant room for exploration and development of intervention programs that include art therapy (music, relaxation, dance, crafts) as a key component to address various health and wellness needs. These findings suggest that there is considerable opportu- nity to expand research and implementation of intervention programs that deal with classic themes of physical exercise and sports22-24 nutritional diets (such as the Mediterranean and low-fat diet)25-27 and computer-based training (such as brain training programs and virtual simulators).28,29 Thus, it is crucial to diversify intervention strategies to more comprehensively address the health and wellness needs of the population in relation to cognitive impairment. Includ- ing approaches such as art therapy, which can offer com- plementary benefits and promote better quality of life and ensure adherence of participants in intervention programs. Art therapy, as a complementary medical therapy and non- pharmacological alternative, has been used as one of the medical interventions with good clinical effects in mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.30 Thus, its integration into treatment pro- grams can offer significant benefits for patients. Regarding the journals that publish these topics, the find- ings indicate that the journal ‘Nutrients’ stands out with the highest number of published articles, followed by the journal BMC Geriatrics. - 43 - Table 1. Bibliometric indicators used in the study, according to year, country and language. Year n % 2018 6 11.8 2019 8 15.7 2020 10 19.6 2021 7 13.7 2022 8 15.7 2023 12 23.5 Total 51 100 Country China 14 27.5 United States 5 9.8 Korea 4 7.8 Not specified 4 7.8 Singapore 4 7.8 Japan 3 5.9 Spain 2 3.9 England 2 3.9 Israel 2 3.9 Portugal 2 3.9 Taiwan 2 3.9 Canada 1 2 Finland 1 2 South Korea 1 2 Cyprus 1 2 Thailand 1 2 Turkey 1 2 Multi-country 1 2 Total 51 100 Language English 49 96.1 Spanish 2 3.9 Total 51 100 Non -co mmerc ial us e o nly Bibliometric study of scientific productivity in intervention programs that improve cognitive impairment in older adults Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 - 44 - Table 2. Distribution of scientific publications on interventions in the cognitive impairment of OAs by journal. n Name of the magazine f % 1 Nutrients 6 11.8 2 BMC Geriatrics 3 5.9 3 Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy 2 3.9 4 Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2 3.9 5 BioMed Research International 2 3.9 6 Clinical Interventions in Aging 2 3.9 7 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2 3.9 8 Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Netherlands 2 3.9 9 Journal of Applied Physiology 2 3.9 10 Journal of Global Health 2 3.9 11 Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2 3.9 12 Trials 2 3.9 13 Aging 1 2 14 Alzheimer’s and Dementia 1 2 15 American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and other Dementias 1 2 16 Atención Primaria 1 2 17 Biology of Sex Differences 1 2 18 BMJ, The 1 2 19 Clinical Nutrition 1 2 20 European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 1 2 21 Geriatric Nursing 1 2 22 Human brain mapping 1 2 23 International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research 1 2 24 International Journal of Psychophysiology 1 2 25 JAMA network open 1 2 26 Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 1 2 27 Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 1 2 28 Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences 1 2 29 Medical Science Monitor 1 2 30 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Nutrients 1 2 31 Neurodegenereative Disease Managment 1 2 32 PLoS ONE 1 2 33 Revista de Neurologia 1 2 34 Translational Psychiatry 1 2 Total 51 100 Non -co mmerc ial us e o nly Bibliometric study of scientific productivity in intervention programs that improve cognitive impairment in older adults Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 - 45 - Table 3. Scientific journals that publish intervention programs that improve cognitive function according to subject matter. Name of the magazine Exercise Nutrition Computerized Art Total and sport training therapy Nutrients 5 1 6 BMC Geraitrics 1 1 1 3 Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy 2 2 Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2 2 BioMed Research International 2 2 Clinical Interventions in Aging 1 1 2 International Journal of Environmental Research 2 2 and Public Health Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease Netherlands 1 1 2 Journal of Applied Physiology 2 2 Journal of Global Health 2 2 Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological 2 2 Sciences and Medical Sciences Trials 1 1 2 Aging 1 1 Alzheimer’s and Dementia 1 1 American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 1 1 and other Dementias Atención Primaria 1 1 Biology of Sex Differences 1 1 BMJ, The 1 1 Clinical Nutrition 1 1 European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation 1 1 Medicine 2020 February;56(1):47-57 Geriatric Nursing 1 1 Human brain mapping 1 1 International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric 1 1 Research International Journal of Psychophysiology 1 1 JAMA network open 1 1 Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 1 1 Journal of Health and Human Services Administration 1 1 Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical 1 1 Neurosciences Medical Science Monitor 1 1 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 1 1 Nutrients Neurodegenereative Disease Managment 1 1 PLoS ONE 1 1 Revista de Neurologia 1 1 Translational Psychiatry 1 1 Total 19 16 13 3 51 Non -co mmerc ial us e o nly Bibliometric study of scientific productivity in intervention programs that improve cognitive impairment in older adults Eur J Transl Myol 34 (4) 12876, 2024 doi: 10.4081/ejtm.2024.12876 The presence of multiple journals with moderate to low numbers of publications suggests that the topic is of in- terest to a wide range of disciplines and academic au- diences. Both journals highlight the topics of exercise, sport and nutrition intervention programs, reflecting the relevance and multidisciplinarity of these topics for aca- demic research. These findings underscore the multidisciplinary nature of research on cognitive impairment in OAs and the impor- tance of diverse approaches and perspectives in this field. Hence, the importance of developing a bibliometric study, as it not only provides solid data support for current re- search, but also establishes a firm academic foundation to shape future research directions and strategies.�31 Thus it also enables researchers to discern predominant themes within a research domain, accurately represent scholarly trends, and anticipate future research frontiers. This study presents some strengths, for example, it is one of the first studies to focus on analyzing the scientific pro- ductivity of intervention programs used to improve cog- nitive impairment. These findings can not only serve as a basis for projecting new studies, but also contribute to fill- ing an important gap in the scientific literature on this emerging topic. It also provides relevant information on the journals that publish these cognitive impairment topics. This information can serve as a data bank for re- searchers and professionals interested in further devel- oping the field of cognitive impairment research, facilitating the identification of the main journals and plat- forms where advances and relevant studies in this area are published. It also presents some weaknesses, for example, only one database, PubMed, was explored and was limited to the analysis of the last six years (2018-2023). Therefore, fu- ture bibliometric studies should consider including mul- tiple databases for a more complete and extensive view of the landscape of publications on cognitive impairment in- tervention programs, spanning a longer time period to cap- ture long-term trends and changes in research. Conclusions The results of this study indicate a growing recent interest in research on interventions for cognitive impairment in OAs, with a significant concentration of publications in the years 2020 and 2023. China leads in the production of studies, followed by the United States, Korea, and Singa- pore. In addition, there is a predominance of publications in English compared to Spanish. In terms of preferred topics, intervention programs focus mainly on exercise and sport, followed by nutrition and computerized train- ing. In general, the journal “Nutrients” stands out with the highest number of articles, followed by “BMC Geria- trics”. These results suggest a global and multidisciplinary interest in addressing cognitive impairment in OAs, re- flecting the importance of diverse approaches and per- spectives in this field. List of abbreviations OAs, older adults. Conflict of interest The authors declare no potential conflict of interest. Ethics approval and consent to participate Not applicable. Availability of data and materials All data generated or analyzed during this study are in- cluded in this published article. Corresponding author Rossana Gomez Campos, Universidad Católica del Maule, Av. San Miguel 3605, Talca, Chile. - 46 - Figure 2. Prevalence of intervention programs that improve cognitive function in OAs. 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